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  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by wpsmith.
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  • January 9, 2013 at 3:17 pm #10795
    Mookouw
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    I have been changing the CSS in the child themes but then later on will come across a problem and wish I knew what lines I had changed.  I have even gone to the trouble of putting the original and my version in a Word doc and comparing the two.  I would like to find a way to make it easier to remember what I have changed.  How do you do it?  I can only think of two options:  Comment out the changes or make all the changes at the end of the style sheet to override the original.  Any other options?

    January 9, 2013 at 3:22 pm #10800
    wpsmith
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    You can use DiffChecker or NotePad++ with the Compare Plugin (Windows) or many other editors for Mac.


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    January 9, 2013 at 8:21 pm #10854
    Anita
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    I use Notepad++ and I noticed when I comment out - they are excluded in Firefox and Chrome, but in Internet Explorer - the commented lines will show up.


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    January 10, 2013 at 8:44 pm #11118
    wpsmith
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    Internet Explorer. Enough said. Is there anything else?


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